3.—(1) Subject to regulation 4BB, a member shall be an eligible member for the purposes of Part VIA of the Act and these Regulations if he satisfies all of the following requirements:
(a)
he is a Singapore citizen, or becomes a Singapore citizen —
(i)
if the relevant year is 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 or 2011, on or before 1st January in the year immediately following the relevant year; or
(ii)
if the relevant year is 2012 or any subsequent year, on or before —
(A)
the last day in a relevant quarter, for the purposes only of assessing his eligibility to receive any benefit for that relevant quarter;
(B)
the last day in a quarter referred to in regulation 5(6D), for the purposes only of assessing his eligibility to receive any benefit for that quarter; or
(C)
31st December in the relevant year, for any other purpose;
(b)
he attains the age of 35 years on or before 31st December in the relevant year or is a specified member;
(c)
he was residing in a property with an annual value, on 31st December in the year immediately preceding the relevant year, not exceeding the amount specified for that relevant year in the Eighth Schedule;
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(ca)
if the relevant year is 2013 or any subsequent year, he and his spouse collectively do not own more than one immovable property as at 31st December in the year immediately preceding the relevant year;
(d)
he has worked as an employee —
(i)
if the relevant year is 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 or 2011, for a period of at least —
(A)
3 months in any 6 consecutive months in the relevant year; or
(B)
6 months in the relevant year; or
(ii)
if the relevant year is 2012 or any subsequent year, for a period of at least —
(A)
2 months in any quarter in the relevant year;
(B)
3 months in any 6 consecutive months in the relevant year; or
(C)
6 months in the relevant year;
(e)
any of the following applies to him:
(i)
if the relevant year is 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 or 2011, his average monthly wage during the period or periods in the relevant year, or (for the purposes only of assessing his eligibility to receive any provisional payment or credit) in the first 6 months of the relevant year, when he has worked as an employee is —
(A)
more than $50 but less than $1,500, in any case where the relevant year is 2007, 2008 or 2009; or
(B)
more than $50 but not more than $1,700, in any case where the relevant year is 2010 or 2011;
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(ii)
if the relevant year is 2012, his average monthly wage during the period or periods in the relevant year when he has worked as an employee is more than $50 but not more than $1,700; or
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(iii)
if the relevant year is 2013 or any subsequent year, his average monthly wage during the period or periods in the relevant year when he has worked as an employee is —
(A)
more than $50 but not more than $1,900; or
(B)
not more than $50, and he has paid or received an additional contribution, to such of his ordinary account, special account and medisave account as the Minister may direct, of an amount specified in paragraph (1A); and
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(f)
if the relevant year is 2013 or any subsequent year, his spouse does not have an assessable income of more than $70,000 for the purposes of a notice of assessment under the Income Tax Act (Cap. 134) for the year immediately preceding the relevant year.
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(1A) The additional contribution to be paid or received by a member under paragraph (1)(e)(iii)(B) shall be —
(a)
if the relevant year is 2013 —
(i)
an amount equal to $8 for each month (up to his 35th birthday month) that he earned an average wage of not more than $50; or
(ii)
an amount equal to $1 for each month (after his 35th birthday month) that he earned an average wage of not more than $50;
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(b)
if the relevant year is 2014 —
(i)
an amount equal to $8 for each month (up to his 50th birthday month) that he earned an average wage of not more than $50;
(ii)
an amount equal to $7 for each month (after his 50th birthday month up to his 55th birthday month) that he earned an average wage of not more than $50;
(iii)
an amount equal to $5 for each month (after his 55th birthday month up to his 60th birthday month) that he earned an average wage of not more than $50;
(iv)
an amount equal to $4 for each month (after his 60th birthday month up to his 65th birthday month) that he earned an average wage of not more than $50; or
(v)
an amount equal to $3 for each month (after his 65th birthday month) that he earned an average wage of not more than $50;
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(c)
if the relevant year is 2015 —
(i)
for each month up to the member’s 50th birthday month that the member earned an average wage of not more than $50, an amount of $8 for the months of January to May 2015 and $9 for the months of June to December 2015;
(ii)
for each month after the member’s 50th birthday month up to the member’s 55th birthday month that the member earned an average wage of not more than $50, an amount of $7 for the months of January to May 2015 and $8 for the months of June to December 2015;
(iii)
for each month after the member’s 55th birthday month up to the member’s 60th birthday month that the member earned an average wage of not more than $50, an amount of $5 for the months of January to May 2015 and $6 for the months of June to December 2015;
(iv)
for each month after the member’s 60th birthday month up to the member’s 65th birthday month that the member earned an average wage of not more than $50, an amount of $4; or
(v)
for each month after the member’s 65th birthday month that the member earned an average wage of not more than $50, an amount of $3 for the months of January to May 2015 and $4 for the months of June to December 2015; or
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(d)
if the relevant year is 2016 or any subsequent year —
(i)
for each month up to the member’s 55th birthday month that the member earned an average wage of not more than $50, an amount of $9;
(ii)
for each month after the member’s 55th birthday month up to the member’s 60th birthday month that the member earned an average wage of not more than $50, an amount of $7;
(iii)
for each month after the member’s 60th birthday month up to the member’s 65th birthday month that the member earned an average wage of not more than $50, an amount of $5; or
(iv)
for each month after the member’s 65th birthday month that the member earned an average wage of not more than $50, an amount of $4.
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(2) Where a member who satisfies the requirement in paragraph (1)(d) fails to satisfy any other requirement under paragraph (1) or (1A), he may nevertheless be an eligible member for the purposes of Part VIA of the Act and these Regulations if that other requirement is waived in relation to him under regulation 4C.